Naxal killed in gun battle with police in Kalahandi

Bhubaneswar/Kalahandi: One Maoist was killed today during a heavy gun battle between the district voluntary force (DVF) personnel and the ultras in K Gaon Chudapahad forest under Golamunda police limits here.

Confirming the news, IGP south-western range Yashwant Jethwa said, “Acting on a tip-off, a team led by Kalahandi SP Brajesh Kumar Rai had launched a combing operation in the forest since today morning.”

The security personnel found a Maoist cadre’s body in naxal uniform and seized a sophisticated Insas rifle apart from kit bags used by the rebels from the spot, Jethwa added.